Ipsy September 2017 Review

Ipsy September 2017 Review

Month. September. One of those. Oh god. Please forgive my lateness. I don’t know why I am so short on time these days. Judging by the dust bunnies, I clearly can’t blame the time I have been spending cleaning.

Both cucumber and watercress have really distinctive smells and this facial cleanser smells like neither. I know it says “with” and not “scented as”, but I was kind of expecting this to smell like something other than ‘bathroom’. Also, the packaging looks like the 90s threw up on it. It’s basically an oil-based cleanser, so if that is a thing you like… that’s what this is.

I don’t style my hair, I shower at night, and all hair products are basically the same to me, so I am a terrible person to review this product. To me, it just felt like I was adding an extra dimethicone-y conditioner to my hair and then refusing to wash it out. It does smell very nice, though.

I was very interested in this brush because Crown Brushes are on Hautelook all the time. This is one of those brands, though, that is constantly “on sale”, something that is really suspicious to me. Their website says that the retail price on this brush is $17.50, but the price is constantly marked down to $6.99. It’s not a discount if that is always the price.

They were kind of as I was expecting them to be: not the worst brushes I have used, but probably not worth purchasing, no matter how fancy and cheap the brush kit looks. The brush doesn’t pick up a lot of pigment and the bristles are really splayed, which reduces your precision. I did bring this brush on a business trip, though, so it served a nice purpose. I prefer to travel with things where I wouldn’t be terribly upset if they were eaten by wolves or thrown off of the airplane in midair before I got home.

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